Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-14 Thread brian moseley
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Chris Winters wrote: > I think a *really* good Perl person can be faster, but > that's just a gut instinct. Most of us mortals don't > qualify. i used to think that, until i watched a set of really good *engineers* move quickly inside and between c++, java and perl. i no lon

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-14 Thread Chris Winters
* Gunther Birznieks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001213 19:50]: > Well, for me we do Java because I know that there are a couple drivers. > > 1) I do know of situations were Java is a better/easier tool. > 2) For us its not about what is sexy, but what will sell. By the time we > talk to a company, the

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-14 Thread Chris Winters
* Greg Cope ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001213 11:19]: > Appologies if I am butting in - but what you apppear to say here is that > you are using JAVA because its sex / marketdriods know of it, yet perl > would be the quicker (and hence cheaper solution ?). Surley for this > reason you should use perl a

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-13 Thread brian moseley
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Gunther Birznieks wrote: > So I guess it's a matter of degree. I simply do love > Perl, but I don't hate Java, I just merely really like > it. I guess you could say I cheat on my Perl gf all the > time. :) But unlike in life, I don't think a monogamous > relationship with my

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-13 Thread Gunther Birznieks
At 03:03 PM 12/13/00 +, Greg Cope wrote: >Chris Winters wrote: > > > > * Gunther Birznieks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001212 23:53]: > > > > > > > With that said though, I still love Perl. > > > > Me too :-) It's frustrating to be doing something in Java that would > > take a much shorter time in Pe

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-13 Thread Greg Cope
Chris Winters wrote: > > * Gunther Birznieks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001212 23:53]: > > > ... > > > > A well-specified app is always easier to code regardless of Java or Perl. > > Over the years I've become more of a fan of seeing the benefits of good > > software engineering than really thinking a

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-13 Thread Chris Winters
* Gunther Birznieks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001212 23:53]: > > Of course, we have a toolkit that we use to develop apps in both Perl and > Java which helps, but it's still interesting that business logic for people > experienced in the language of their choice isn't that bad in terms of > deliver

RE: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-13 Thread Ed Park
1:42 PM To: Chris Winters; Nathan Torkington Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP At 11:11 PM 12/12/2000 -0500, Chris Winters wrote: >* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001212 22:09]: > > > > Anyone run such an installation? Anyone want to write abou

JSP taglibs in Perl (was Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP)

2000-12-12 Thread Perrin Harkins
> The main bad thing about this is that when we spec out a project, each > "view" on the application we spec out as 2 days instead of 1 day of work in > the equivalent Perl because coding the taglibs gets to be a pain. Template Toolkit is a good way to do something similar in Perl. The obvious w

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-12 Thread Gunther Birznieks
At 11:11 PM 12/12/2000 -0500, Chris Winters wrote: >* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001212 22:09]: > > > > Anyone run such an installation? Anyone want to write about their > > setup and experiences? > > There are projects where we use mod_perl handlers for stuff like prototyping auth

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-12 Thread Nathan Torkington
Perrin Harkins writes: > Anyway, I think a better approach for getting attention from Java-minded > people is to demonstrate that there are well-designed, carefully > engineered sites being built in mod_perl. Most of the articles I see > about Perl tend to play up the "quick hack" aspect, and ign

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-12 Thread Perrin Harkins
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Nathan Torkington wrote: > In that vein, I'd love to see an article on mod_perl and JSP > cooperating. That is, a website that uses both and admits that each > has its place. I know a lot of people don't like Java (I'm one of > them), but mentioning JSP is the foot in the do

Re: Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-12 Thread Chris Winters
* Nathan Torkington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001212 22:09]: > I think the 100% Java idea has had its day. Microsoft's .NET is a > tacit admission that in the real world Microsoft will never own 100% > of the market, so let's make things work better together. > > In that vein, I'd love to see an arti

Article idea: mod_perl + JSP

2000-12-12 Thread Nathan Torkington
I think the 100% Java idea has had its day. Microsoft's .NET is a tacit admission that in the real world Microsoft will never own 100% of the market, so let's make things work better together. In that vein, I'd love to see an article on mod_perl and JSP cooperating. That is, a website that uses